Open Innovation and Sustainability for the Building Materials Industry
Pritesh Gandhi | Digital Partnerships & Co-Founder, LafargeHolcim Startup MAQER & Bengt Steinbrecher | Lead of Digital Transformation, LafargeHolcim Startup MAQER
Open Innovation and Sustainability for the Building Materials Industry
Pritesh Gandhi | Digital Partnerships & Co-Founder, LafargeHolcim Startup MAQER Bengt Steinbrecher | Lead of Digital Transformation, LafargeHolcim Startup MAQER
An introduction to LafargeHolcim and its vast global operations, multi-faceted business hallenges and business lines in developing and mature markets discussion on Holcim’s approach to open innovation & venture client model and how this allows start-ups to address entire industry rather than one player.
About Bengt Steinbrecher:
Bengt Steinbrecher is a treasure hunter – for the construction materials industry. As Head of Digital Partnerships, he is on the look-out for new solution to today’s key challenge for construction: urbanisation – 60% of the infrastructure humanity will need by 2050 has not been built yet! Years back, Bengt brought his background in the startup and M&A environment to the now global leader in construction materials.
About Pritesh Gandhi:
Pritesh Gandhi is the Lead of Digital Transformation for LafargeHolcim. Prior to joining LH, he has had experience launching companies at the intersection of technology and behavior change. As co-founder and CEO of Ambient Devices, he led the company from inception to growth. He also has held executive roles at PiaggioFastForward, Bloom (funded by GoogleVentures) and advised dozens of start-ups in both consumer and enterprise markets. Pritesh received his BS and MBA from Boston University.
About ConTech:
ConTech is an international Construction Tech & PropTech innovation center. ConTech is the official arm of the Israeli government, dedicated to promoting Construction Tech & PropTech, with Israeli technologies, global construction corporates, government support, and the spirit of Israeli entrepreneurship.
About Construction 4.0 Digital Edition 2021:
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